Not exact matches
The research team now plans to study the roles of
isomer concentrations and temperature in the conversion process, the conversion of para-water to ortho («back conversion»), how to detect single ortho - and para-water molecules on surfaces, and spin
isomers in
other fullerene - caged molecules.
«Currently, mechanisms for this conversion are not completely understood, nor how long it takes the molecules to transform from one spin
isomer to the
other,» said Salvatore Mamone, a post-doctoral physicist at the University of Southampton and lead author on the JCP paper.
Glucosepane contains a rare
isomer of imidazole, which has never before been observed in natural molecules,
other than those in the glucosepane family.
Current research investigating the potential therapeutic actions of the
other vitamin E
isomers, however, clearly indicates that these compounds both potentiate and balance the actions of α - tocopherol, which, in high doses, might otherwise be detrimental.
In
other research, additional vitamin E
isomers have also been found to inhibit COX -2-catalyzed formation of PGE2, e.g., in one study, δ - tocopherol was an even stronger COX - 2 inhibitor than γ - tocopherol.